International Projects

Development Fund

The Development Fund supports projects that improve all areas of individual and community life in the Global South. Through the work of MCIC member agencies and their local partners, these projects are part of a long-term development process, rooted in a commitment to empowerment and self-determination for all peoples.

Save the Children Lead the Way- Exclusive Breastfeeding in Burkina Faso

The project aims to reduce morbidity and
mortality rates of children by promoting
infant nutrition and increasing the rate of
exclusive breastfeeding through education,
training and advocacy activities targeting
18,000 women. It seeks to create a supportive
socio-cultural environment by including
family members and community members
in awareness building through malnutrition
screenings and home visit demonstrations.

Scaling up Malaria Prevention Control Interventions - Liberia

| Country: Liberia | Amount: $120,000 | Funded in 2014-15

The program seeks to provide national
coverage for increased access to and use of
malaria control and prevention interventions
in partnership with the Ministry of Health
and Social Welfare of Liberia. Activities using
MCIC funding include training for community
health workers and traditionally trained
midwives and community based media
outreach encouraging behavioral change.

Shigikirana Savings for Life

The project seeks to contribute to improved
livelihoods for a target of 23,400 community
group members through pooled resources for
micro loans and income-generating activities.
This will be achieved through organizing
and training 1,300 community based village
groups to accumulate savings. MCIC funding
will support operating costs for training.

Sustainable WASH Service Delivery

| Country: Malawi | Amount: $8,000 | Funded in 2014-15

The project seeks to provide professional
development to twelve to twenty District
Water and Environmental Health Officers
through a one year Fellowship program,
leading to better water, sanitation and
hygiene services in their communities.
Fellows are expected to commit to 252
people hours over the year using local
resources and community-led ideas for
service delivery innovation.

Water Systems and Sustainable Agriculture for Indigenous Peoples Communities in Mindanao

The project seeks to promote the health
and self-reliance of 250 families among 5
Indigenous Peoples communities in Mindanao,
Philippines by providing sustainable clean
water, with 150 of the most marginalized
families benefiting from agricultural training
leading to increased food security.

Women –Led Community Food Security in Dibate

The project seeks to strengthen year round
food security and nutritional status of 378
farming households. It plans to establish
7 Farmer Field Schools for 150 farmers to
provide skills development and technical
support on conservation practices. MCIC
funding will contribute toward establishing
1 community tree nursery site in which
using conservation agriculture will lead to
improved soil and land rehabilitation; and the
production of 150,000 indigenous and multipurpose
tree seedlings.

Access to Capital Initiative

| Country: Ghana | Amount: $7712 | Funded in 2013-14

This project seeks to support small and
medium social businesses that might
attract financial investors by bringing both
sides of the equation together. There are
sizable potential investors in Ghana seeking
investment-ready businesses, and vice-versa.
This project expects to develop 10 investment
ready Ghanaian small and medium
enterprises to link with likely investors.

Adolescent Livelihood Opportunities

The Adolescent Livelihood Opportunities
project supports young farmers, particularly
girls, to increase and diversify their
opportunities to earn a living from ecological
farming. Through training, farmer to farmer
exchanges, awareness raising and material
support, girls from poor rural areas of
northern Bangladesh are learning new skills
for income generation and food security.

B-ADAPT

This project will seek to improve agricultural
techniques in Cameroon’s two Model Forests
to preserve the forests while ensuring local
economic stability in the face of rapidly
changing climate patterns. Yields of the
highly nutritious moringa plant will be scaled
up and promoted as a viable alternative to
illegal logging. Two thousand producers
will have increased access to improved
production systems.

Boricha Food Security Project

This project will improve the food security
situation in Boricha district through
agricultural development, environmental
conservation, income diversification and
increased community education. The most
vulnerable households, especially women
and youth, will benefit most.

This program was made possible with financial support of the Government of Manitoba, and was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through Global Affairs Canada (GAC)